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Category Archive: Macs

Explainer: Thunderbolt

Fundamentally a combination of PCI Express and DisplayPort, with substantial power supply, there are several reasons why you won’t get the whole 40 Gb/s from external storage.

April 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.93, dated […]

April 29, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which SSDs can you boot your M1 Mac from? Do hard disks work too?

Which of the external disks tested can be used to boot from? Do they work reliably with Secure Boot? Could you boot from an external hard disk?

April 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Are Thunderbolt SSDs more consistent than USB?

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Armed with just a couple of flashy Thunderbolt NVMe SSDs and his home-made benchmarking app, we discover whether Thunderbolt is any better than USB 3.x.

April 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why more apps need speed controls

If apps control the Quality of Service, which sets how macOS allocates them to different processor cores in an M1 chip, how can we have any control?

April 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Inside the new macOS update log

The restore.log file on the Update volume contains details of all macOS updates installed since 11.0.1. Here’s a quick guide to its contents and use.

April 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 148

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 148. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Tough […]

April 25, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

How macOS manages M1 CPU cores

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From the 8 cores of the original M1 chip to the M1 Ultra’s 20, this is how macOS manages threads from apps, services and other code.

April 25, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Opening Pandora’s SSD

During the first 11.6 seconds of writing, speed was steady at 2 GB/s, then suddenly dropped to 0.7 GB/s. That’s thermal throttling for you.

April 24, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 148

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Tough back problem […]

April 23, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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